Latest FEMA Headlines
All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA Authorizes Millions to Assist Texas, Okla., N.M. Fight Fires
Jan 3 2006 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) this week authorized the use of federal funds from the Nation’s Disaster Relief Fund to help Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico...
Individual Assistance for Katrina Victims in Miss. Hits $1B Mark
Jan 1 2006 // Federal and state aid to Mississippians affected by Hurricane Katrina throughout Mississippi has surpassed $1billion, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and...
FEMA Awards $3.7M to State of Alabama for Disaster Mitigation
Jan 1 2006 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a total of $3.7 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant funds for disaster mitigation projects to the Town of Brookside, the...
Floridians Have Until Jan. 5 to Apply for Wilma Assistance
Dec 30 2005 // Less than a week remains for Florida residents and business owners who sustained damage from Hurricane Wilma to apply for disaster assistance. The deadline to apply is Jan. 5. “For individuals who have already...
Hurricane Katrina Leads to Large Number of Claims, Frustration
Dec 19 2005 // While Hurricane Katrina spent only a couple of days menacing the Gulf Coast, the trail of destruction in both lives and properties lingers on months later. As places like New Orleans, Mississippi and other surrounding...
Nine Broward County Residents Indicted for Falsifying FEMA Claims
Dec 19 2005 // Arrests of nine Broward County residents indicted for defrauding the Federal Emergency Assistance Agency to obtain disaster relief after last year’s Hurricane Frances have been announced jointly by R. Alexander...
Houston Man Charged in Katrina Claims Filing Scam with FEMA
Dec 19 2005 // United States Attorney Chuck Rosenberg announced the filing of criminal charges against Clifford Neville, 53, of Houston, Texas, for reportedly filing false claims for emergency disaster funds with the Federal Emergency...
FEMA Urges Floridians to Buy Flood Insurance; Floods #1 on List of U.S. Natural Disasters
Dec 6 2005 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a plea urging all Florida residents that own property designated by the National Flood Insurance Program as being in a high-risk flood area they need to obtain flood...
FEMA to Hold Briefing on the Progress of Assisting Evacuees in Texas Toward Long-Term Recovery
Nov 30 2005 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it will hold a teleconference on Wed., Nov. 30, 11:30 a.m. to discuss the progress of moving evacuees in Texas toward independence. FEMA had launched a massive...
More Help on the Way for Hurricane Evacuees in Texas
Nov 24 2005 // Evacuees from hurricanes Katrina and Rita living in Texas now have another way to help themselves move toward recovery through the Housing, Employment, Location, and Placement (HELP) Program, which is available from the...
Disaster Recovery Officials on the Prowl for Fraudulent Claims After Hurricanes
Nov 24 2005 // Numerous federal agencies have dispatched teams of special agents to investigate fraudulent claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency...
FEMA Extends Hotel Deadline in 10 States After Sharp Criticism
Nov 22 2005 // Trying to shed its Scrooge image, FEMA announced on Tuesday that it would extend an originally announced December deadline until Jan. 7 for Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims to leave hotels in 10 states they are presently...
FEMA Pushing Dec. 1 Motel Check-Out for 53,000 Hurricane Families
Nov 16 2005 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is moving to end its subsidies for hotel and motel rooms for 53,000 families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. On Dec. 1, 2005...
Study Accuses FEMA of Lax Implementation of Flood Program Changes Passed in 2004
Oct 19 2005 // A government report has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the national flood insurance program, has not fully implemented reforms mandated by Congress in 2004, including improved...
Nine S. Floridians Charged for Making False Claims to FEMA
Oct 11 2005 // Nine Broward County residents have been charged in Fort Lauderdale with defrauding the Federal Emergency Assistance Agency by obtaining disaster relief after Hurricane Frances made landfall last year almost 100 miles away....
FEMA Tightens Policy on Flood Safety
Oct 3 2005 // A new federal policy outlined a week before Hurricane Katrina struck could force residents in hundreds of communities nationwide to buy flood insurance and halt construction in some low-lying areas, including parts of...
PCI Urges FEMA to Create ‘MASH’ Units in La.
Sep 21 2005 // Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish centralized locations in Louisiana to aid the recovery effort and serve as coordinating centers for the...
FEMA Tightens Policy on Flood Safety
Sep 20 2005 // A new federal policy outlined a week before Hurricane Katrina struck could force residents in hundreds of communities nationwide to buy flood insurance and halt construction in some low-lying areas, including parts of...
FEMA DENIES KATRINA VICTIMS AID
Sep 19 2005 // South Floridians whose homes were destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina have to look elsewhere for someone to pay their lodging and repair expenses as the Federal Emergency Management Agency has refused their...
Former FEMA Director Witt to Lead N.Y. Catastrophe Coalition
Sep 19 2005 // James Lee Witt, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, today announced the formation of a state coalition to better prepare and protect New Yorkers from the consequences of a catastrophic storm,...
